Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Remembering Holly Woodlawn 1946 - 2015

Transgender actress Holly Woodlawn, who died Sunday at age 69, was a Warhol superstar who appeared in two Andy Warhol-produced films - Trash (1970) and Women in Revolt (1971). Her other credits include Is There Sex After Death? (1971), Night Owl (1993), Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998), Twin Falls Idaho (1999), and two 2014 episodes of the Amazon series, Transparent.

She was hired by the producers of the 1982 film, Tootsie, to coach actor Dustin Hoffman in his drag role. And musician Lou Reed wrote a verse about her in his 1972 song, "Walk on the Wild Side".